// 
//  Timer.cs
//  
//  Author:
//       Nikita Tsukanov <keks9n@gmail.com>
// 
//  Copyright (c) 2011 Nikita Tsukanov
// 
//  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
//  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
//  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
//  (at your option) any later version.
// 
//  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
//  GNU General Public License for more details.
//  
//  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
//  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
//  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
// 


using System;
namespace SkypeTab
{
	public class Timer: IDisposable
	{
		private bool NeedStop;
		private System.Threading.AutoResetEvent next=new System.Threading.AutoResetEvent(false);
		public Timer(System.EventHandler callback, int ticks)
		{
			var th=new System.Threading.Thread(delegate()
			{
				while(true)
				{
					Gtk.Application.Invoke(delegate
					{
						callback(this, null);
						next.Set();
					});
					next.WaitOne();
					System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(ticks);
					if(NeedStop) return;
				}
			});
			th.IsBackground=true;
			th.Start();
		}
		
		
		#region IDisposable implementation
		public void Dispose ()
		{
			NeedStop=true;
		}
		#endregion		
		
	}
}

